Above
Above adjective - Appearing earlier in the same text.
Erstwhile
Erstwhile adjective - Having been such at some previous time.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- A version appears in the Thor fanfic All Earthly Things Above, in which the stoic, nigh-omniscient Heimdall ends up vomiting for half an hour while seeing what Loki does to his erstwhile captor.
Source: Vomiting Cop -
Named from the phrase "the tall poppy gets cut down," an aphorism used in much of The Commonwealth of Nations to describe resentment of those whose accomplishments elevate them in prominence above their erstwhile peers.
Source: Tall Poppy Syndrome
Cite this Source
Erstwhile and Above. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/above/erstwhile
Above & Erstwhile. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/above/erstwhile>.
Erstwhile or Above. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/above/erstwhile.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "above" and "erstwhile" have occurred on timeline